COMPELO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06383326 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-02-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-12-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-31
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    PYPER, Simon John resigned
    director
  15. 2017-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2013-01-29
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    ALEXANDROU, Nick Paul resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-01-29
    ➖
    ALEXANDROU, Nick Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2012-08-22
    ➕
    DANSON, Peter John appointed
    director
  21. 2012-08-22
    ➖
    DANSON, Michael Thomas resigned
    director
  22. 2012-01-03
    ➕
    ALEXANDROU, Nick Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 2012-01-03
    ➖
    APPIAH, Kenneth Kurankyi resigned
    secretary
  24. 2012-01-03
    ➕
    ALEXANDROU, Nick Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2012-01-03
    ➖
    APPIAH, Kenneth resigned
    director
  26. 2010-03-29
    ➕
    APPIAH, Kenneth Kurankyi appointed
    secretary
  27. 2010-03-29
    ➖
    DANSON, Lesley Jane resigned
    secretary
  28. 2010-03-29
    ➕
    APPIAH, Kenneth appointed
    director
  29. 2010-03-29
    ➕
    DANSON, Michael Thomas appointed
    director
  30. 2010-03-29
    ➖
    DANSON, Peter John resigned
    director
  31. 2010-03-29
    ➕
    PYPER, Simon John appointed
    director
  32. 2007-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As COMPELO LIMITED
  33. 2007-09-27
    ➕
    DANSON, Lesley Jane appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-09-27
    ➕
    DANSON, Peter John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Studio 5 Salters House
156 High Street
Hull
HU1 1NQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

DANSON, Peter John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALEXANDROU, Nick Paul→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-03 · resigned 2013-01-29
Resigned
APPIAH, Kenneth Kurankyi→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-29 · resigned 2012-01-03
Resigned
DANSON, Lesley Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-27 · resigned 2010-03-29
Resigned
ALEXANDROU, Nick Paul→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-01-03 · resigned 2013-01-29
Resigned
APPIAH, Kenneth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-29 · resigned 2012-01-03
Resigned
DANSON, Michael Thomas→
director · ~64y · appointed 2010-03-29 · resigned 2012-08-22
Resigned
DANSON, Peter John→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-27 · resigned 2010-03-29
Resigned
PYPER, Simon John→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-03-29 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-12-24